CORRECTED FABULOUS FIFTY 2004
The Fabulous Fifty list includes 118 cultivars. During the 2004 growing season, these cultivars have received at least 50 blue and higher awards in sanctioned ADS dahlia shows throughout the United States and Canada.
The
Fabulous Fifty is composed of the following groups: AA 9; A 11; B 16; BB 17; M 16; BA 8; MB 6; P 7; ST 3; WL 5;
PE 3; AN 1; CO 4; S 1; MS 5; O 4; NX 2.
Cultivars
are ranked according to the number of higher awards.
Column
identification, left to right.
1 2004
Ranking
2 Total
Higher Awards
3 Total
Awards, Blue and Higher
4 Cultivar
Name
5 Classification
Number
6 Size
7 Form
8 Color
Class
9 Year
of introduction or first year shown
10 Medals awarded (Dudley, Hart, Johnson, or Gullikson Trial Garden/Bench)
11 Originator
Symbol
12 Country
of Origin
13 2003
Ranking
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
|
1 |
136 |
309 |
HAMARI ACCORD |
242 |
B |
SC |
Y |
86 |
J |
ES |
UK |
1 |
|
2 |
115 |
257 |
EMBRACE. |
342 |
BB |
SC |
Y |
99* |
J |
GRI |
A |
4 |
|
3 |
96 |
208 |
VALLEY PORCUPINE |
790 |
|
NX |
LB |
02* |
|
STH- |
US |
17 |
|
4 |
96 |
190 |
EDNA C |
202 |
B |
FD |
Y |
68 |
DHJ |
CK- |
US |
11 |
|
5 |
90 |
184 |
INLAND DYNASTY |
042 |
AA |
SC |
Y |
92 |
HJ |
ANS- |
US |
6 |
|
6 |
90 |
253 |
TARATAHI LILAC |
370 |
BB |
IC |
LB |
96* |
J |
FRR |
NZ |
7 |
|
7 |
87 |
201 |
MARY JO |
444 |
M |
SC |
PK |
68 |
J |
FZ' |
US |
20 |
|
8 |
87 |
196 |
CAMANO PET |
570 |
|
ST |
LB |
97 |
|
AM- |
US |
8 |
|
9 |
87 |
251 |
CORNEL |
507 |
|
BA |
DR |
94 |
J |
GE |
H |
12 |
|
10 |
82 |
177 |
MARY'S JOMANDA |
505 |
|
BA |
DP |
02 |
# |
HOH |
UK |
91 |
|
11 |
79 |
199 |
SPARTACUS |
127 |
A |
ID |
DR |
93 |
DHJ |
SEN- |
US |
14 |
|
12 |
75 |
167 |
KENORA WILDFIRE |
146 |
A |
SC |
R |
89 |
D |
LX- |
US |
18 |
|
13 |
71 |
138 |
BROOKSIDE J COOLEY |
422 |
M |
ID |
Y |
83 |
H |
CO' |
US |
35 |
|
14 |
71 |
203 |
ROSE TOSCANO |
403 |
M |
FD |
OR |
91 |
DJ |
BHB- |
US |
10 |
|
15 |
68 |
206 |
KATHY'S CHOICE |
462 |
M |
C |
Y |
99 |
DJ |
CAN- |
US |
3 |
|
16 |
68 |
152 |
CAMANO SITKA |
173 |
A |
IC |
DB |
00 |
|
AM- |
US |
9 |
|
17 |
67 |
129 |
MATTHEW JUUL |
723 |
|
MS |
OR |
96 |
DH |
JU- |
US |
47 |
|
18 |
67 |
156 |
ZORRO |
027 |
AA |
ID |
DR |
87 |
DHJ |
G- |
US |
5 |
|
19 |
62 |
129 |
GOLDIE GULL |
650 |
|
AN |
LB |
98 |
|
GUL- |
US |
29 |
|
20 |
60 |
167 |
APRIL DAWN |
230 |
B |
ID |
LB |
84 |
DHJ |
C- |
US |
16 |
|
21 |
60 |
176 |
HONKA |
742 |
|
O |
Y |
90 |
|
K' |
US |
19 |
|
22 |
57 |
194 |
KENORA JUBILEE |
241 |
B |
SC |
W |
02 |
J |
LX- |
US |
2 |
|
23 |
53 |